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A. D. HOUSTON;

FOLDING METAL BED. I No. 518,997. Patented May 1, 1894.

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STATES PATENT FFICE.

ADELBERT D. HOUSTON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FOLDING, METAL BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 518,997, dat M y Application filed September 16, 1893. Serial No. 4851 97 (N0 model To all whom, it may concern.-

Beit known that I, ADELBERT D. HOUSTON, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certaln Improvements in Folding Metal Beds, of wh1ch the following is a specification.

My invention relates to beds constructed entirely, or substantially so, of metal in the form of tubes or rods, and in which the bedframe folds up into a standard.

The object of the invention is to provide the bed with a removable canopy supportof a peculiar character adapted to be mounted on and affixed to the bed-framev after the latter has been folded up to the standard. The removability of the canopy support permits of providing the bed-frame with a foot-piece and folding legs, combined together and hinged to the frame so that they may be folded in flat when the bed-frame is folded, as the canopy support will be removed before pulling down the bed-frame. The invention will be fully described herematter with reference to the accompanying drawings, and its novel features carefully defined in the claims.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bed showing it folded, and Fig. 2 1s a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary side-elevation of the foot-endof the bed-frame, as it appears when pulled down and supported by the folding legs.

A represents the standard, as a whole, and B the folding bed-frame, as a whole. The standard is low and comprises two rear legs, a, a formed of tubing integrally with a transverse bar, a by quadrant bends. The legs, a, are connected by a transverse-rod, a, parallel wlth the bar a", and said bar and rod are connected at intervals by upright rods, a The two front legs, a a of the standard are form ed of tubing, the upper parts of the same being bent back and secured respectively to the legs, a, a. The front legs are connected together by a tie-rod a and each front leg is connected to the rear leg behind it by a flat bar, a which provides a pivot bearing for the bed-frame.

The bed-frame, B, comprises, in the main, a stout frame consisting of two metal siderails, 19, b, of angle iron, and two end-rails,

in Fig. 1.

b b which may be of wood. The support for the bedding is a strained woven wire fabric, 0, only a part of which is represented Such fabrics are very common in bed-springs and do not require full illustration. The bed-frame is pivotally mounted in the flat bars, a at 00, on a transverse bar, a, secured at its ends in the said flat bars, a

To the foot-end of the bed-frame is hinged a foot-piece formed of a metal tube so bent as to produce the foot-piece, d, and the two legs, d", (V, which support the frame, B, when the bed is unfolded for use as in Fig. 3. The foot-piece is hinged to the extremities of the two side-rails at 'y, and the legs are tied together by a transverse rod, d. the foot-piece, (1, stands erect in the manner of a foot-board, and when the bed-frame is folded up, two folding rods, e, e, coupled at When the bed-frame is down,

one end to the respective foldinglegs, d", and

at the other end to the respective front legs, aflcause the legs, at", to fold closely into the hollows of the side-rails, thus maintaining the erect position of the foot-piece, d.

To the head-end of the bed-frame is hinged I a head-piece, f, for the retention of the bedding, in the form of a grid or stout wire or metal rods. This device rests with its free edge against the upright rods, (1 in the standard.

When a bed of this character is folded, it

is desirable that a canopy support be provided to support a curtain to be suspended before or about the bed. In another pending vapplication (Serial N 0. 485,696 filed September 16, 1893) I have shown such .a canopysupport formed permanently ona high standard, but where the standard is low, as in the present case, it is obvious that this cannot be done; therefore the canopy-support herein shown is mounted on the bed-frame, and is made detachable. It comprises a front bar, g, and two side bars, g", g", formed integrally of a single metal rod, bent to the proper shape, and provided with pins, g, on the side bars, g", which fit into sockets, h, on the side-rails, h, of the bed-frame the pins and sockets forming suitable interlocking fastenings. The side bar, g", will, by preference be bent into a scroll form, as at g, and will extend back to, or nearly to the WitllWhGIl in place, so that the curtains suspended from the canopy may be carried around the sides of, and house the en tlre bed. I prefer to form the pins, g, by a close fold or bend in the rod which forms the canopy, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, as this enables me to secure a laterally projecting pin on the side bar, 9 without a weld or rivet, and in an economical manner.

I may say thatI do not herein claim broadly the use of metal tubes or rods in the construction of a folding bed, nor do I claim herein broadly the use of the rods or links, 6, for folding the legs on the bed-frame automatically, as this feature is shown and claimed in another application of mine hereinbefore mentioned. The hinged head-piece, f, is also shown in my other application and claimed therein.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. A metallic folding bed having a removable canopy-support comprising a front bar pins, g, on the respective side bars engagingthe respective sockets, h, when the canopy support is in place, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ADELBERT D. HOUSTON.

Witnesses:

HENRY CONNETT, JAMES K. DUFFY. 

